Category Archives: Stock Market
The Economic Recovery that Never Was
“There are three kinds of lies,” observed Mark Twain. “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Perhaps Twain had government economic reports in mind when he made his famous quip. For example, a quick glance at the headline unemployment numbers published Friday … Continue reading
Secrets of the September Swoon
Federal workers, and many other fine folks, celebrated Labor Day yesterday by partaking in lethargy. Here at the Economic Prism we did nothing of the sort. Rather, we continued our labors for fun and for free…and always on your behalf. … Continue reading
Something Big is Coming
How things change. A year ago the Midwest and Mississippi Basin were suffering the worst drought since 1956. Corn stalks were rapidly going brown and corn prices were rapidly going up. The next food crisis was imminent. We even wrote … Continue reading
Where the Big Lessons will be Learned
Reading the headlines of this week’s data reports tells the story of a strong, robust economy. According to the Commerce Department announcement on Tuesday, single-family home “sales increased 2.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 476,000 units – … Continue reading
